The Ministry of Industry has been busy recently.
With money and cement recipes, the emperor's eyes were finally put on them, but they couldn't make some achievements.
His Majesty has made it clear that the road needs to be built, so the focus is naturally on that road.
After discussing with his subordinates, the Minister of Industry decided to circle the road and not announce it until the results were obtained.
This is a decision made after careful consideration. The cement formula is too easy to crack. They still don't know where His Majesty will use it in the end. To be safe, they will not let this Something leaked out.
As the main sponsor, Yan Zheng only knew that he was building roads, but he didn't know how to build the fenced area, and the goal was achieved. He didn't care much about this kind of thing.
After a period of rushing to work, the road was finally repaired. The Minister of Industry stood in front of the smooth road and sighed: "It is indeed much better than the previous one."
The person in charge of building the road was also from the Ministry of Industry. Seeing this, he came over and said, "Sir, this road is not like the previous ones. It can absorb rainwater. If it is to be built on a large scale, there are still many issues to consider."
"This official told His Majesty in the letter that you have made a great contribution this time, and this official will not forget it."
"Thank you, sir." Fu Xin couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. He was originally an unremarkable little official in the Ministry of Works. opportunity to start.
The Minister of Works patted him on the shoulder: "Work hard, Your Majesty attaches great importance to the cement issue. Regarding the problem you just mentioned, you can think of a solution when you go back. In two days, His Majesty will come over to see the results in person. Can you grasp it? This opportunity is up to you."
Fu Xin excitedly kowtowed to the Minister of Industry: "Thank you for your help!"
He understood that this was an opportunity given to him by the Minister of Industry. If not, he could have taken what he had done in one stroke, and the above would only care about the final result and would not notice him at all.
Time flew by, and soon came the promised day of leaving the palace. This time, because they had to go to see the road paved by the Ministry of Works first, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin didn't do anything to disguise, they just changed into their normal clothes and sat down. The carriage left the palace.
"Speaking of which, we've walked this road quite a lot," Shen Yu lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, "Who would have thought that the most frequent trips to the palace by His Majesty and I were to go to the dark prison."
"Take Ayu to other places in the future." Shang Junlin sat on the carriage, his eyes always falling on Shen Yu.
"I'm just talking casually," Shen Yu put down the curtain and sat back next to Shang Junlin, "Your Majesty, will this road be repaired all over again?"
"If the Ministry of Industry goes well, not only here, I plan to repair the entire capital, not only the capital, but also the official roads in other places."
The carriage walked very steadily, and Shen Yu leaned on Shang Junlin's shoulder, "If Your Majesty wants to repair all the official roads of Da Huan, the horseshoes should also be improved. This kind of road is indeed very convenient, but if you walk too much, the horseshoes will be damaged."
Da Huan had horseshoes, and Shen Yu had read in that book that the damage to the horseshoes by the concrete road was much greater than their current road.
"When the time comes, let the people from the Ministry of Industry study together." Shang Junlin is interested in the benefits brought by the road repair. As for the rest, he can find a way to solve it.
The carriage walked for a while and stopped.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had already received the news, brought people up to greet them and saluted:
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Shang Junlin got out of the car first, then helped Shen Yu down: "No need to be polite, just take me there."
"Yes." The Minister of Industry took a step forward and led the two to the place surrounded by circles.
Shang Junlin looked at the height of the baffle and said with a smile, "What are you doing with this?"
"My minister was worried that there might be some who might not be able to get in the way, so I simply surrounded this piece."
Shen Yu glanced around curiously, and there were special people guarding him at intervals. It could be seen that the Minister of Industry was really interested in this place.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister has put a notice at the fork in the road, and also arranged for a special person to guard the intersection, so that pedestrians will not be allowed to walk for a while." The Minister of Industry explained carefully.
"I just saw it, you did a good job." Shang Junlin put one hand behind him, holding Shen Yu with the other, and walked forward.
Going around the clutter, what came into sight was a straight avenue. The blue-grey road gave people a clean and smooth feeling. Shang Junlin had already seen the appearance of the cement road, and he was deeply shocked at this moment.
Different from the piece of ground seen on Shenyu Zhuangzi, what the Ministry of Work has paved is a whole road, and the visual experience is completely different from before.
The people from the Ministry of Industry brought a small carriage, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry walked to the carriage and said: "Your Majesty, I have already had someone test it. On the same road section, the time spent by the carriage on the concrete road will not only be shortened, but also greatly reduced. Bump."
"Ayu want to try?" Shang Junlin asked in a low voice.
Depressed nod.
The two got on the carriage, and the driver was replaced by the one brought by Shang Junlin. The carriage drove all the way, without the previous bumpy feeling at all.
The carriage slipped back the same way, Shang Junlin didn't say anything, but the expression on his face showed that he was very satisfied with this road.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you," the Minister of Industry and Commerce invited a man who was waiting by the side, "This is the person who made the most contribution to the road this time, and his name is Fu Xin."
Fu Xin never expected that the Minister of Industry would introduce himself directly in front of His Majesty, and saluted: "The villain has seen His Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Fu Xin, right, you did a good job this time, reward!" The final result was better than expected, and Shang Jun was very happy.
Fu Xin: "The villain thanks His Majesty for his grace."
Shang Junlin: "You will be responsible for the roads in other places in the future. If you are missing, tell the Minister of Industry directly."
Fu Xin: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It was unexpected for Fu Xin to be directly entrusted with an important task. He felt a little uneasy in his heart when he was excited. He was just an ordinary person who could no longer be ordinary. Can he really fulfill His Majesty's expectations?
"Your Majesty, the villain still has something to say," Fu Xin remembered the business and said quickly, "It's about the problem of water accumulation. This new road cannot absorb the rainwater that falls to the ground. We need to re-plan the water treatment problem in the capital."
Shen Yu did not expect that someone had already realized this, and asked with interest: "Since you have brought it up, what is a good way to solve this problem?"
"If you go back to Guijun, the villain does have some ideas, but whether it can be implemented or not will only be known after a test." Fu Xin replied.
"If this matter is entrusted to you, do you have the confidence to do it well?" Shen Yu liked Fu Xin's rigorous attitude.
"The villain can't guarantee it, but the villain must try his best to do his best." Fu Xin replied loudly.
"Very well, I have some small suggestions here, and I can give you a reference when the time comes. How to do it, you and the Ministry of Industry will discuss it."
"There's also the matter of horseshoes," Shang Junlin added. "You should have also discovered that this kind of road wears horseshoes more seriously."
The people from the Ministry of Works noticed it, but they didn't take it seriously because the horses didn't run back and forth a lot, and they became serious after seeing His Majesty's proposal.
"It's the minister's negligence, and the minister will let people start the research." The Minister of Industry lowered his head.
"The use of cement is far more than that. You can expand your imagination and see if there are other places that can be used."
"Yes."
After explaining the matter here, Shang Junlin left with Shen Yu.
"Your Majesty is not as scary as you think." Someone in the crowd whispered.
"Your Majesty is not a beast of a flood, of course it's not scary." The Minister of Industry gave the speaker a sideways glance, and secretly said, you didn't see His Majesty's appearance when you were away, and it was completely different from today.
"Your Majesty is also different from the rumors. Long Zhangfengzi is obviously a good match for His Majesty, and your Majesty knows a lot. He has considered everything we didn't consider. It's not like the rumors..."
"Be careful," the Minister of Industry frowned and interrupted the discussion below, "Don't discuss this matter rashly, just go to work."
Although the discussion was interrupted, the images of Shen Yu and Shang Junlin had changed in this person's eyes. They had never been in contact with them before, and could only be recognized from others' mouths. Now they know that there is a difference between rumors and facts. how big.
Shen Yu sat on the carriage and recalled what happened in his previous life. In the previous life, Shen Qingran also took out the cement, but this thing was firmly controlled in the hands of King Yue, which brought huge profits for him, and was not really used to benefit the people.
Shen Qingran knew a lot of things, and there was another Shen Yue in the palace. The two came from the same place, so maybe they could ask more things that would be beneficial to Da Huan's development.
"What is Ayu thinking?" Seeing that Shen Yu had not spoken since he got into the carriage, Shang Junlin pinched the soft flesh on his face.
Shen Yu had gotten used to his actions from time to time, his thoughts returned to the cage, and he said, "I'm thinking about Shen Qingran."
"Your younger brother? What does he want?" Shang Junlin didn't have a good impression of Shen Qingran.
Shen Yu was silent for a while, and said, "Actually, I know about cement, and it has something to do with Shen Qingran. Does Your Majesty know what he said in the letter he wrote to King Yue last time?"
Although I don't know why Shen Yu suddenly asked this, Shang Junlin still replied: "I have nothing to do with his letter? The letter was put away by King Yue. If Ayu wants to know, I can let the people from Yinlongwei go. Check it out."
"Your Majesty, after returning to the palace, I want to meet Shen Yue."
"If you want to see her come to Yuzhang Palace to see you, what happened today, from just now to now, I don't think I belong."
"Thinking of something," Shen Yu shook his head and put his thoughts behind him, "Your Majesty, are we almost there?"
Shen Yu didn't want to say, Shang Junlin would not force him, "Yes, it will be here soon."
Jiang Huaiqing was moving his book to the yard to bask in the sun, when he saw a carriage approaching from a distance and shouted into the house, "Brother Chengyu, do you have any friends coming today?"
"No," He Chengyu's voice came from the room, "what's the matter?"
"There's a carriage coming this way," Jiang Huaiqing scratched his cheek, "Shouldn't he be here to find us?"
As soon as the voice fell, the carriage began to slow down and finally stopped at the gate of the small courtyard.
"Who is it, no one said he's coming today," Jiang Huaiqing's head filled with question marks, "Brother Chengyu, come and see if you know him..."
Seeing two familiar figures getting off the carriage and walking towards this side, Jiang Huaiqing opened his eyes wide, and the rest of the words got stuck in his throat.
Why did Your Majesty and Your Majesty come here without saying hello? ! !